It had been a long time since the St. Louis Rams looked anything like the "greatest show on turf." But Torry Holt and Isaac Bruce found the old magic, teaming with Marc Bulger on Sunday to give previously winless St. Louis (1-8) a surprising 37-29 victory over a New Orleans Saints squad that hadn't lost in a month. Complete Story...
The Cleveland Browns won for the first time on the road. The St. Louis Rams still haven't won at all.
Matt Hasselbeck was hurting. Shaun Alexander was stalled and getting booed again. Too bad for St. Louis that nothing was wrong with Ram-killer Nate Burleson.
Watching the winless St. Louis Rams lose two more games while he nursed two broken ribs was long enough on the sidelines for Marc Bulger. It'll be months before those injuries heal, but his beat-up team needs him.
The Baltimore Ravens got their swagger back, bullying Gus Frerotte and the winless St. Louis Rams into submission during a rare blowout.
A battle of backup quarterbacks was decided, predictably, by who made the biggest mistake.
One day after insisting he'd stick with Marc Bulger, St. Louis Rams coach Scott Linehan benched his banged-up quarterback.
Marshall Faulk sat out last season with a knee injury that threatened to end his career. He'll officially close the door on his playing days on Monday when he announces his retirement at the NFL owners meetings.
Steven Jackson and the St. Louis Rams played like contenders with a promising performance. The Minnesota Vikings still have plenty of work remaining on their reconstruction project. Jackson had a career-high four touchdowns and 142 yards rushing, helping the Rams finish the year with three straight wins in a 41-21 victory over the Vikings on Sunday.
More excitement like this and the St. Louis Rams won't have to worry about TV blackouts. Steven Jackson wrapped up a big day with a 21-yard touchdown run in overtime, Marc Bulger tied his career best with four touchdown passes and the beleaguered defense made a big play in regulation in a 37-31 victory over the Washington Redskins on Sunday.
Five more turnovers, a seventh straight loss and a third shutout this season. The Oakland Raiders that Al Davis built with a "commitment to excellence" are now perhaps the worst team in the NFL.
Devin Hester expects teams to keep on kicking deep to him. And he expects to keep right on returning those kicks to the end zone. The high-stepping rookie got the Rams' home dome rocking with chants of "Let's Go Bears!" as he set an NFL record with his fifth and sixth returns for touchdowns this season, a 94-yard kickoff runback in the second quarter and a 96-yarder in the final period Monday night. That sparked a 42-27 victory that gave the NFC North champions (11-2) a bye for the first week of the playoffs.
The normally soft-spoken Marc Bulger had to speak up: St. Louis had just lost to the Arizona Cardinals at home, and the Rams' mistakes Sunday made it "obvious" that some of his teammates are no longer committed.
It took a crucial stop by the Rams' beleaguered defense and Marc Bulger being nearly perfect on the winning drive to halt St. Louis' five-game losing streak. The Rams (5-6) broke another team's heart for a change on Bulger's 5-yard touchdown pass to Kevin Curtis with 27 seconds to go for a 20-17 victory over the San Francisco 49ers on Sunday.
Who knew that weekly steak dinners would be the cure to Carolina's defensive struggles? The Panthers sacked Marc Bulger seven times and shut out St. Louis 15-0 on Sunday, the fifth straight loss for the Rams. Jake Delhomme threw a 62-yard touchdown pass to Steve Smith, and the Panthers' dominating defense made it stand up.
For those who might have been thinking there was something wrong with LaDainian Tomlinson, there isn't.
The luck of the Rams finally ran out. Twice this season — against Arizona and Green Bay — St. Louis was on the verge of losing, only to be saved by late-game fumbles by opponents. It almost happened again Sunday, but Seattle's Josh Brown kicked a 54-yard field goal as time expired to give Seattle an improbable 30-28 win.
The St. Louis Rams used to be the most stylish team in the NFL. Now they're winning ugly — to the tune of a surprising 4-1 start.
With the architect of the "Greatest Show" on the other side of the turf, new St. Louis Rams coach Scott Linehan showed his team can win a shootout, too.
Marc Bulger and Kurt Warner took turns trying to fumble the game away Sunday. Warner succeeded. The Arizona quarterback, who threw three interceptions, fumbled a snap at the Rams 18 with 1:46 to play and Will Witherspoon recovered to allow St. Louis to hold on and beat the Cardinals 16-14.
When Antonio Bryant heard the next play-call, he stuck his head in the San Francisco 49ers' huddle and yelled something foolish. "Meet me in the end zone," the receiver told his offensive line. That would've been downright hilarious from a member of last season's woeful 49ers — but then Bryant made a 72-yard touchdown catch, keying San Francisco's 20-13 victory over the St. Louis Rams on Sunday.
Jeff Wilkins' nickname is "Money," as in money in the bank. Thanks to the St. Louis Rams' new-look defense, his franchise-record six field goals was just enough of a deposit.
Marcus Vick caught punts, grabbed a touchdown pass and even played a little quarterback for the Miami Dolphins in their preseason finale.
After two miserable outings, Herm Edwards and the Kansas City Chiefs had two goals in mind Saturday night — play well, and win. They'll have to be satisfied with one out of two.
A calmer Mario Williams was a lot more disruptive in his second pro game than the amped-up one was in his first.